Description
This indicator measures the proportion of employees (aged 16 and above) who have a permanent contract.
Source
The data for this indicator are gathered through the Annual Population Survey (APS). APS is the largest annual household survey in Scotland and provides information about individuals' personal circumstances and their work. It is carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Results from the Annual Population Survey are published on the Scottish Government website - within the 'Scotland’s Labour Market: People, Places and Regions - Statistics from the Annual Population Survey' publication.
https://www.gov.scot/collections/labour-market-statistics/
The measurement is based on the proportion of employees who have reported that their job is permanent.
The current confidence interval around the estimate from the APS is ±0.4 percentage points.
Definitions
Employees are those who have reported that they are in employment and are paid a wage by an employer for the work that they do.
To be classed as being in employment, a person must have done at least one hour of paid work in the week prior to their interview or have a job that they are temporarily away from (e.g. by being on holiday or off sick).
Future Issues or Reviews
Estimates of the proportion of employees who are in contractually secure work do not currently differentiate between the various types of agreed working arrangement. Zero-hours contracts, which are by definition insecure, are therefore included in overall number of employees deemed to be ‘contractually secure’
Future updates to this indicator are expected to exclude any employee who reports that their agreed working arrangement is a zero-hours contract, even if such a contract is considered to be permanent.
Criteria for Change
This evaluation is based on:
- any difference within +/- 0.6 percentage points of last year's figure suggests that the position is more likely to be maintaining than showing any change.
- An increase of 0.6 percentage points or more suggests the position is improving;
- whereas a decrease of 0.6 percentage points or more suggests the position is worsening.